Artist profile
Gene Farris is a tech house producer and DJ based in Chicago known for his deep, percussive approach to the genre. His work emphasizes hypnotic rhythms and intricate sound design within the tech house framework.
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Gene Farris is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive and a bright production artist.
Sits right in the typical Tech House pocket.
Across 84 analysed tracks, Gene Farris averages 73% groove — straighter than 62% of individual Tech House tracks.
Measured against 25,372 Tech House tracks on 11 August 2026.
How Gene Farris’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Tech House tempo.
Across Gene Farris's catalog, warmth has receded; energy has lifted; production has brightened.
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We scored every transition between Gene Farris’s 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 2,539 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
90 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 27 different Gene Farris tracks.
In My Heart - Extended Mix → Pomposo · 10A → 10A · +3 BPM · 91 chemistry
98 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 16 different Gene Farris tracks.
Chicago Disco Circus, Vol 1: Disko Night → Our House · 10A → 11A · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry
90 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 19 different Gene Farris tracks.
How Do We Feel? - Extended Mix → Nectar Lights · 6A → 6A · +2 BPM · 91 chemistry
97 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 24 different Gene Farris tracks.
Calling You → The Truth · 7A → 8A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
88 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 29 different Gene Farris tracks.
Put Your Back Into It feat. Gene Farris → The Purpose - Extended Mix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
88 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 27 different Gene Farris tracks.
Ass on the Dancefloor (Feat. Gene Farris) → Groove Tool · 12B → 1A · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry
116 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 29 different Gene Farris tracks.
Calling You → Get A Funk - Extended Mix · 7A → 8A · same BPM · 89 chemistry
93 of the 1,600 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 9.2. They come from 21 different Gene Farris tracks.
Medication feat. Gene Farris - Extended Mix → A Jam · 9A → 9A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Gene Farris by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Gene Farris, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Gene Farris's tracks in our catalog range from 87 to 133 BPM, with a median of 125 BPM. Across 84 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
Gene Farris's tracks are mostly in minor keys (62% minor across 84 tracks). The most common single key is 7A (D Minor) with 12 tracks.
We scored every transition between Gene Farris's 40 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 2,539 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Angel Heredia, Daniel Steinberg, DJ Sneak are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: In My Heart - Extended Mix into Pomposo, 10A to 10A, 91 chemistry.
Gene Farris sits closest to DJ Sneak, Roman Flügel, Fingers Inc in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Gene Farris releases spanning 1998 to 2026, with the most tracks from the 2010s.